in people’s faces. it’s more sophis-ticated than that. it’s often aboutcreating spaces in which the distrac-tions of the world can be quietenedto allow the whisper of Christ’s voiceto be heard.”now working as a chaplain inone of ireland’s largest universities,University College Cork, Hendrickacknowledges that the work is chal-lenging, sometimes frustrating, butimmensely rewarding. “The desire tomeasure success is understandable,but the work of evangelization doesnot lend itself to that,” he says. “Anyyoung person considering a religiousvocation today can be assured thatthere is plenty to do, but you won’tbe able to subject it to a Key Perfor-mance indicator analysis at the endof the quarter. That’s not to say thatyou won’t be busy every day!

RONAN HOLOHAN (left), Father Richard, and Sister Patricia O’Donovan of the chaplaincy team discuss a liturgy at University College Cork.